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Awesöme Orchestra’s 5th Annual End-of-Year Concert | Berkeley

Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Tickets are $30, with a limited amount of Pay What You Can Tickets available on the day of the event. No one turned away for lack of funds (until we are at capacity!)
Freight & Salvage | 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA
East Bay

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Awesöme Orchestra brings people together for musical adventures. Their free sessions are part performance, part open rehearsal. They provide the sheet music, and anyone is welcome to play or to listen.

The Awesöme Orchestra Collective is the Bay Area’s most adventurous reading orchestra, dedicated to playing excellent orchestral music of all kinds with amazing musicians in a fun, casual environment focused on high musicianship. Their events are always free, but they ask for a pay-what-you-will donation to help cover basic costs.

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Come join Awesöme Orchestra for their 5th Annual End-Of-Year Concert on Sunday, December 8, 2019. They will be playing a diverse selection of highlights from the 2019 Open Sessions.

Tickets are $30, with a limited amount of Pay What You Can Tickets available on the day of the event. No one turned away for lack of funds (until we are at capacity!)

The genre-bending evening features a diverse program, including an arrangement of “Steve Biko” from A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders with MC RyanNicole, William Grant Still’s Dismal Swamp, and music from The Land Before Time by James Horner.

A combination of free community event and fundraiser, the End-of-Year Concert supports Awesöme Orchestra’s mission to make orchestral music accessible to players and audience members alike. Enjoy the epic sound of orchestral music in a relaxed and fun-loving environment.

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Cost: FREE*
*Tickets are $30, with a limited amount of Pay What You Can Tickets available on the day of the event. No one turned away for lack of funds (until we are at capacity!)
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Live Music
Address: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA

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